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Are There Sharks in the Open Water or Mermaids?
Are There Sharks in the Open Water or Mermaids?
Swimming in and gliding back
Amy Sea
Aug 11
Is This Going to Get Me Canceled?
Is This Going to Get Me Canceled?
We’re clueless because it benefits us
Amy Sea
Aug 10
I, Superspreader
I, Superspreader
Look, COVID perfection is not possible
Jean Campbell
Aug 8
I Won the Mega Millions Jackpot
I Won the Mega Millions Jackpot
I’m exploding pans in the microwave because I can afford new ones
Amy Sea
Jul 30
Sometimes I Get Addicted to the Good Stuff
Sometimes I Get Addicted to the Good Stuff
What gills beneath the surface
Amy Sea
Jul 25
Naked Swimmers Are My People
Naked Swimmers Are My People
Cutting through the waves away from the storm
Amy Sea
Jul 24
Fighting to Swim to the Other Side
Fighting to Swim to the Other Side
Better get a buoy
Amy Sea
Jul 21
Girls Need to Fight With Our Fists
Girls Need to Fight With Our Fists
Let’s trade in emotional warfare for something more direct
Amy Sea
Jul 20
Never Save Anything for the Swim Back
Never Save Anything for the Swim Back
Inner fishing with the 6 am swimmers
Amy Sea
Jul 20
Teenage Girls Haven’t Figured it Out Yet
Teenage Girls Haven’t Figured it Out Yet
Women who remember being teenage girls try to explain
Amy Sea
Jul 19
Writing is Hard Work
Writing is Hard Work
Turn off your phone
Amy Sea
Jul 14
Don’t Give Your Kids Too Much Privacy
Don’t Give Your Kids Too Much Privacy
They see everything
Amy Sea
Jun 23
Just Because I Have The Soul of a Short Fat Comedian Doesn’t Mean I Don’t Love Myself
Just Because I Have The Soul of a Short Fat Comedian Doesn’t Mean I...
Embracing my inner Danny DeVito
Amy Sea
Jun 16
Music Can Help Light a Dark Day
Music Can Help Light a Dark Day
If the audience doesn’t feel the emotion, then I’ve failed as a conductor
John Werth
Jun 14
Blame It On Mercury Retrograde
Blame It On Mercury Retrograde
I believe everything
Amy Sea
Jun 10
Mom, My Son Said, I’m Going to Need You to Go Full-Karen
Mom, My Son Said, I’m Going to Need You to Go Full-Karen
Why was I so angry about a yearbook?
Amy Sea
Jun 8
Confidence, Fleeting
Confidence, Fleeting
Chasing, more like running, for inspiration
Melissa Rach
Jun 6
A Grumpy Old Guy Talks About Guns
A Grumpy Old Guy Talks About Guns
A SCOTUS with infringe on top
John Werth
Jun 3
How Color Blind Glasses Can Transform How You See the World
How Color Blind Glasses Can Transform How You See the World
Viewing the world through someone else’s lenses
Amy Sea
Jun 2
Adapting to Sunshine
Adapting to Sunshine
Poem
Gary Chapin
Jun 2
Beautiful Lady in Aisle Seven
Beautiful Lady in Aisle Seven
The good old days weren’t all good
Amy Sea
May 31
The Madonna Whore Complex, My Ex Was the Whore
The Madonna Whore Complex, My Ex Was the Whore
Because not seeing the penguins wasn’t enough
Napoleon
May 21
There Should Be More Ways to Explain Things
There Should Be More Ways to Explain Things
Intentional talking
Amy Sea
May 20
These Are Two Heroes of Mine
These Are Two Heroes of Mine
The shepherd and the fisherman
Obinna Uruakpa
May 18
The Temptation of a Promise
The Temptation of a Promise
On Re-learning & Forgetting
Rebecca A. Barrett
May 11
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